diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template b/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template
index b5708c96dc9..b46f1d7646d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook-xml/template
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ pkgname=docbook-xml
 version=4.5
 revision=5
 wrksrc="docbook"
-hostmakedepends="bsdtar"
 makedepends="xmlcatmgr"
 depends="xmlcatmgr"
 short_desc="XML DTD designed for computer documentation"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/docbook/template b/srcpkgs/docbook/template
index b77b4eb338c..3e5349aa9a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/docbook/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/docbook/template
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pkgname=docbook
 version=4.5
 revision=5
-hostmakedepends="bsdtar"
 depends="xmlcatmgr ISOEnts"
 short_desc="SGML DTD designed for computer documentation"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ghidra/template b/srcpkgs/ghidra/template
index b96fb5df84d..8ca5e75d195 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ghidra/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ghidra/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=9.2
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64*"
 create_wrksrc=yes
-hostmakedepends="gradle openjdk11 flex bsdtar unzip"
+hostmakedepends="gradle openjdk11 flex unzip"
 depends="openjdk11"
 short_desc="Software reverse engineering (SRE) framework"
 maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"